Meunites מְעוּנִים
A people group who were enemies of Israel.
Biography
The Meunites are mentioned in the books of Chronicles as a people group who lived in the vicinity of Israel and were enemies of God's people. In the time of King Hezekiah, the Simeonites attacked and defeated the Meunites, destroying their tents and dwellings (1Ch.4.41). Later, during the reign of King Uzziah, God helped him against the Meunites (2Ch.26.7). In the days of King Jehoshaphat, the Meunites joined with the Moabites and Ammonites to attack Judah, but God caused them to turn against each other, resulting in their defeat (2Ch.20.1, 22-23). The exact location and origin of the Meunites are not specified in the Bible, but they appear to have been a nomadic or semi-nomadic people who lived in the regions east and south of Israel.
In Scripture
2 biblical books1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 4:41
"These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents. The Meunim who were found there, and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks."
2 Chronicles 2 verses
- 2 Chronicles 26:7
"God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim."
- 2 Chronicles 20:1
"After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Hebrew | מְעוּנִים | H4586G |
| (same form as previous) | Hebrew | מְעוּנִים | H4586G |
| Group | Hebrew | עַמּוֹנִי | H5984G |